Superstorm Sandy prompts new law

11:38 PM,
Jun. 11, 2013

Residents wait in line to fill up gas cans in November in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.

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The state has identified more than 300 strategically located gas stations in Westchester and Rockland counties to be wired for generators so they can pump gas during blackouts.

Local station owners have begun receiving letters from the state Department of Agriculture and Markets saying they must comply with the new law, which is aimed at avoiding the long lines, gas rationing and price gouging that ensued following Superstorm Sandy.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority will cover most or all of the costs of the upgrades. In all, more than 1,500 gas stations - or about ...